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Three soldiers are shot outside a southside club.

Three Fort Stewart soldiers were shot after a dispute over alcohol inside a Savannah nightclub early Saturday morning.

The incident occurred shortly after 2 a.m. at Club Ice, 11508 Abercorn St., according to a Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan police report.

The shooting stemmed from a conflict between two groups of men arguing about some beer being moved inside the club, said police spokesman Sgt. Mike Wilson.

Nearly an hour later, as the three soldiers walked to their car, they were shot, Wilson said.

They have been identified as Robert Williams, 23, Devin Drennon, 21, and Shadrack Sims, 19, all soldiers who are stationed at Fort Stewart.

Williams and Drennon were listed in fair condition at Memorial Health University on Saturday night. Sims had been discharged.

Witnesses outside the club described the shooter as a black man with a scar on his face who fled in a dark-colored vehicle.

A police officer near the club noticed a fast-moving vehicle leaving the area with its headlights off near Dorchester Drive. The driver tried to outrun police, but crashed into an unattended vehicle, Wilson said.

Dontre Graham, 27, and Okirike Lfere Okirike, 26, were arrested. Graham is charged with three counts of aggravated assault. Okirike is charged with being a party to aggravated assault. He also has been charged with numerous traffic violations, including driving under the influence, Wilson said.

A third man who was inside the car has not been charged, pending further investigation, Wilson said.